After taxes, I got $8.50 a week. It could have been worse, 25% of the staff got laid off.
This is just another example of government workers living in a fantasy world.
The contract is nothing but a payoff to get them to vote for Angelides for governor.
No doubt. But no worries. They'll raise the money to pay for this. SIN taxes are always popular and easy to sneak in budgets. Booze, cigarette and gas taxes, licence fee increases, and other regalatory fees are always a handy tool that makes it appear that general tax increases are being held down, but these back door taxes can add a lot to the general revenue cookie jar.